Camera Quote by Leslie Caron

When I made my first film, I didn't think of it as directing, so it wasn't like I set out to become a director.

— Kathryn Bigelow

I am still very surprised that I managed to make that film [Close Up]. When I actually look back on that film, I really…

— Abbas Kiarostami

I don't have a director. The audience directs me.

— Hal Holbrook

I'd been working so hard making the film that I hadn't even emotionally processed the fact that I was a director.

— William Monahan

I never thought I would direct a film.

— Sajid Nadiadwala

OK, the director makes the movie. But some movies can't get made without someone like me in them.

— Jack Nicholson

I've done a few movies where I really liked the project, but I wasn't sure about the director, and I still did it and…

— Ray Liotta

The credit for the success of my films go to the director and the script.

— Shamna Kasim

When I did my first film I kind of fell into it. I got cast in this movie called 2:37... the director, Murali K…

— Teresa Palmer

I wanted to make a movie about filmmaking and I didn't want to make a movie that took place in Hollywood.

— Ti West

When I do a film, I follow the director.

— Rooney Mara

Sometimes when I make a movie, my main goal is to show the movie to one particular director.

— Gaspar Noe